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Pharmacy assistant, Kaiāwhina rongoā

Also known as

  • Retail pharmacy assistant, pharmacy shop assistant, pharmacy sales assistant, pharmacy sales person

Pharmacy assistants help pharmacists by doing administrative and customer service tasks.

Your pay could be

$32

Lower

$33 to $36

Most common

$38

Upper

How does this pay compare?

Pay is before tax

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Your training could be

0-1 year

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